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- 1701: Paralytic - Sylvia Plath
- ... she has no one there for her and no one's fingers to grip but I look at it as though she herself is missing them. I think that she feels like she has lost control of herself and her body. It is as though she can't force herself to hold onto anything or speak. Comparing God to an iron lung also gives several connotations. An iron lung would be ... It is a story of a time that Plath spent in a mental hospital in which her views are represented. She is paralytic because she cant do what she wants to do. She has no control and cant move. Other people control her body now. This poem is a very fine representation of Plath's work. She is a wonderful poet who's work was only enhanced by her experiences, especially those which have been described ...
- 1702: Philosophy
- ... cause of a previous condition and eventually links back before the person’s life. Augustine does not believe that our choices are determined by internal factors because the responsibility of those choices are beyond our control and alleviates us from such a thing. Therefore freedom no longer exists because the choice was made from within. This is compatibilism; determinism is compatible with “human freedom and moral responsibility,” and Augustine rejects this. Augustine sees human beings having metaphysical freedom: “the freedom to make decisions and control what to choose with any determination that is outside one’s control.” He points out that with out our metaphysical freedom we would be end up living in a boring and planned world. Our metaphysical freedom exercises the choices that causes evil and causes of genuine ...
- 1703: Nature Vs. Nurture
- ... greatly to the idea of violence being imprinted onto criminals minds. In fact if you watch television for one hundred hours, you would witness at least twelve murders. As well Canada has a much stricter gun control law in comparison to the USA. If more guns are available than it can be certain that these guns will be used in the pursuit of crime. In many of the cases of violent criminals ...
- 1704: Net Censorship
- ... experts in our nations families," remarked a concerned Rep. Senator of India Dan Coats.5 Although in reality, censorship would do little to stop the pornography problems. The bill is a nation legislation trying to control a international network, which is virtually impossible. According to the First Amendment, Americans were granted to write anything they please, whether it’s indecent or not, several series of judicial decisions also helped the freedom ... of the rights of adults to communicate with each other," House speaker Newt Gingrich shared.28 In a Time/CNN poll conducted by Yakelovich Partners, 1000 people were involved and 42% were for FCC-like control over sexual content on the computer networks, but 48% were against it. Towns supports the effort which Reps. Christopher Cox (R-Calif) and Ron Wyden(D-Ore) are working for. Cox and Wyden encourage development ... proposal would make individuals responsible for censorship, this would prohibit the governments interaction. Based on a poll takes in Black Enterprises 32% of those in the poll think the a new Internet governing body should control online services while another 32% say the users should followed by 16% saying a private enterprise should, and 15% saying none should, then lastly 6% believe the government is the right system for the ...
- 1705: Ku Klux Klan The History Of
- ... these men were, and it was impossible to find out. Throughout the months the Klan grew more violent. There were members from Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. The "Night Rides" were getting way out of control. It was to the point that anyone could put on a sheet and commit a crime. The Klan decided to have a meeting to try and control these night rides. They came up with a creed and a chain of command. By 1868 the Klan was known as a terrorist group. There were orders to overpower the Klan by government and army officials. Little did they know, it was too late for this. In some states the K.K.K. had become an invisible government, which no one could control. Governors of various states tried to have spies enter the Klan. In the end, these spies were mutilated and tortured. Eventually the people against the Klan were the minority. The Klan did encounter some ...
- 1706: Lord Of The Flies - The Beast
- ... go out and a ship went by, he lashed out at Piggy, whom he evidently despised, and broke his glasses. To some extent this further illustrates how the evil inside Jack was beginning to take control of him. Talk of beasts and ghosts emerged at a later assembly and an overwhelming portion of the boys agreed that there was evil present on the island. Simon had already realised that the evil ... This is a very significant turning point in the novel because it now seems as if all sense of morals and civilized values have been discarded by the boys, who have allowed evil to take control of their minds. Following Simon’s death it becomes clear that Ralph and Jack are greatly different. Jack insisted that Simon was merely disguised as the beast and the beast is not really dead. Ralph ... hand realised that he had taken part in the murder of a human being. It is clear that Ralph had managed to accept that the evil came from within himself and he had learned to control it. Jack, on the other hand, had no idea of what he had done and did not care anyway. This fact confirms that Jack had been overcome by the evil within him and afterwards, ...
- 1707: Mother-Daughter Relationships
- ... about what they wanted their daughters to be like, and rarely cared about their feelings and opinions. These situations are very common in our days. We live in a moder world, but the desire to control others is what is denigrating our values. This desire is causing us to live in a constant war against others, just because we want every single person to do what wre would like them to do. But all of us need to understand that this is not possible, and this control is also something that mothers ty to implement a lot with their children, specially with their daughters. The relationship between Rose and An Mei is very much alike the relationship the author, Amy Tan, had ... They need to be there for us to give us advice, love and support. Mothers have to forget about many of the traditional ways of educating their daughters; they have to understand that they cannot control our lives. They need to be less overprotective with us and let us grow up knowing how to manage life the way they taught us.
- 1708: Macbeth
- ... Due to Macbeth’s lack of knowledge of his spouse, he is unable to prevent her. Many factors like persuasion and ambition are a big part in the couple's relationship. Macbeth starts to take control when he slaughters the guards. Lady Macbeth was not ready for this and for a little while Macbeth is in control of the situation. From that point, he goes from strength to strength and plans the deaths of Banquo and Fleance. The only weakness shown there is that he had to get hit men to do it, he could not kill his best friend himself. Macbeth is in control and very powerful until the banquet scene. This is the last time in the play that Lady Macbeth is able to become the more powerful of the two. After the banquet scene Macbeth goes ...
- 1709: Othello
- ... is relieved of his duty as lieutenant. With Cassio no longer in the position of lieutenant, this gives Iago the opportunity to more effectively interact with and manipulate Othello. By controlling Othello, Iago would essentially control Desdemona. To reach Desdemona directly is unforseeable for Iago considering that Othello is superior to him. It is for this reason that Iago decides to exploit Othello. If Iago can turn Othello against his own ... after hearing the exploits of Iago and witnessing the events surrounding Cassio, Othello for the first time is in conflict about what is the truth. This is the first stage of Iago's scheme to control Othello. As Emilia becomes suspicious about Othello's development of jealousy, Desdemona defends her husband by blaming herself for any harm done. This once again shows Desdemona's compassion and willingness to sacrifice herself for ... sexual relations with other men, possibly Cassio, and continues on as if nothing has happened. This suggestions put Othello into a state of such emotional turmoil that he is lost in a trance. Iago's control over Othello is so strong now that he convinces him to consider getting rid of Desdemona and even suggests methods of killing her. Iago, so proud of his accomplishments of underhandedness : Work on. My ...
- 1710: Othello Manipulation To Gain P
- ... that Iago is toying with Roderigo when he reveals that he is a fraud when he says, "I am not what I am." (I.i.62) By using these tactics, Iago has almost gained total control of Roderigo. Iago uses a different tactic to manipulate Brabantio. He changes Brabantio's way of looking at the marriage of his daughter Desdemona to Othello. He awakes Brabantio by saying "Awake! What, ho, Brabantio ... between Cassio and Desdemona the seed grows. To insure that the Othello is taking the bait Iago makes Othello think that he is a trustful friend that he can confide in. This gives Iago more control over Othello making it easier for him to implicate Cassio. Iago eventually causes Othello to become enraged with jealousy after he says, There is a kind of men so loose of soul That in there ... has achieved one of his goals by manipulation. Iago is hungry for power, and he will do anything to get it. He realizes that by using peoples emotions such as anger and jealousy, he can control them. The people he controls are like pawns in a chess game. This led to his rise in power but caused the deaths of Othello, Desdemona, and Roderigo, eventually leading to his downfall. In ...
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